Hannah and Erik Go Birding
Hannah and Erik love to spend their free time adventuring and birding. Join them as they discuss their most recent adventures and other birding topics. They are not experts but are always game to learn and experience new things. Connect with us on all the socials or send an email to: HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.com.
Episodes
There are a lot of birding sites in and around Tucson. While guiding at the Southeast Arizona Birding Festival, we had the opportunity to check out some new spots and revisit some favorite locations.
Adventure begins at: 11:20
Show notes
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Morro Bay Birding Festival
Spring Chirp
eBird October Global Big Day ; Team Trip Report
Barrio Brewery <...
We haven't done much birding in Arizona, so there is still a lot for us to go out and see! In this episode, we visit a few beloved locations, check out some new ones, and find a few new birds.
Adventure begins at: 10:50
Show notes
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Morro Bay Birding Festival
Spring Chirp
eBird October Global Big Day; Team trip report
El Charro
The...
On our recent trip to Washington, we had two days to play with. So we decided to go search out a lifer: Dusky Grouse. Who knew we would find such a charming, interesting vacation destination, too! Winthrop and the Methow Valley has a lot of great cascades birds to see and things to do.
Adventure begins at: 12:15
Show notes
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Spring Chirp
eBird...
Since the 1980's, Cooper's Hawks have become a more regularly sighting in cities, including Seattle. Ed Deal, with the Urban Raptor Conservancy, has been studying them for years to find out more about these urban raptors.
Adventure begins at: 9:55
Show notes
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
America’s Favorite Couple
Urban Raptor Conservancy
Peregrine Falcons infe...
Tufted Puffins are such an iconic seabird that so many people want to see! A great way to see them up close is to take a bay cruise in the Salish Sea - you might even see an out-of-place Horned Puffin! Listen in to learn about puffins, Smith Island, and the Puget Sound.
Adventure begins at: 10:53
Show notes
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
America’s Favorite Couple
Salish Sea ...
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has been running a Red Knot survey for the past 20 years. We tagged along with Shorebird Biologist, Allison, to learn about the survey in Willapa Bay and why this work is important.
Adventure begins at: 12:45
Show notes
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
International Bird Beer Label Association
America’s Favorite Couple
Red Knot wit...
On our NYC-sampler trip, we had a little bit of time to bird on Long Island. There was so much to see, including a few lifers and interesting sites to explore.
Adventure begins at: 10:00
Show notes
Buy me a Coffee
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
SPI Convention Center
Jones Beach
Lost Farmer Brewery Co.
A&S Bagels
Birds/Animals mentioned
Purple Sa...
Audubon New York and Audubon Connecticut are partnering together to protect Piping Plovers along the shores of Long Island Sound. There are several techniques they employ to conserve these birds, including placing exclosures over their nests. We tagged along with Shelby, the Coastal Program Manager, and her team to see what it's all about!
Adventure begins at: 10:54
Show notes
Buy me a Coffee
Southeast Arizona Birdin...
Alt title: Bird Migration in New York City
New York City has a lot to offer - food, fun, sights...and birds! We birded around Manhattan and a bit into Brooklyn on our recent trip.
Be warned: it's not all birds on this adventure, we had to explore some touristy sites of the city!
Adventure begins at: 8:00
Show notes
Buy me a Coffee
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Global Bi...
We talk about the Rio Grande Valley a lot - we know! But that is because it one of our favorite spots to go and every trip is different. This time we saw a lifer and tested out a new boat trip on the Rio Grande river while guiding at the Spring Chirp birding festival!
Adventure begins at: 11:10
Show notes
Buy me a Coffee
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Adam Cayton-Holland<...
Rosemary Mosco is well-known for her educational, funny, and cute comics. Her new book, The Birding Dictionary, offers all that and more. Listen in as we talk comics, language, and birding.
Interview begins at: 10:20
Show notes
Buy me a Coffee
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Adam Cayton-Holland
Birding is the World Brazil
Global Big Day
The Birding Dictionary
Ros...
Alt title: I like big birds and I cannot lie.
We were on the search for a few specific bird species while in eastern South Africa. They were mainly big (Blue Crane, Common Ostrich, bustards, Secretarybird, etc.), which lead us to staying at a couple of cool spots!
Adventure begins at: 8:00
Show notes
Buy me a Coffee
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Wakkerstroom Hotel
Tala Game ...
BirdLife South Africa hosted the Flock to Marion cruise in January to fundraise for the Mouse-Free Marion project, an effort to eradicate house mice from Marion Island that are attacking albatross chicks and threatening the species.
This was our second time on this incredible cruise! We even saw some new birds!
Main Story Begins at: 15:00
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Buy me a Coffee
Spring Chirp
The Residence mini-series
Terra List...
Kruger National Park is massive. With over two million hectares to explore, you could spend your whole life exploring it. However, we only had three days - but we lived it to the fullest!
Main Story Begins at: 6:37
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Buy me a Coffee
Spring Chirp
Kruger National Park
Kruger Adventure Lodge
Phabeni Gate
Tinker Guides
Birds/Animals mentioned
Wattled Starling
Southern Car...
We had a day off from the Morro Bay Birding Festival, so we decided to see what else the surrounding area has to offer. It did not disappoint! Elephant Seals to the north, Monarchs and the Madonna Inn to the south, and a whole bunch of wild landscapes to the east.
Main Story Begins at: 6:20
Show notes
Buy me a Coffee
Spring Chirp
Piedras Blancas
The Life of a Female Northern Elephant Seal
Carrizo Plain National M...
The Morro Bay Birding Festival along the California Coast has been around for over 28 years! This year, we decided to see what the buzz is all about.
Main Story Begins at: 10:37
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Buy me a Coffee
Spring Chirp
Spark Bird
Morro Rock
Morro Bay Bird Festival
Rose’s Bar and Grill
Three Stacks and a Rock
Bobolink festival app
Birds/Animals mentioned
Hannah has always wanted to visit the famed Sandia Crest on the mountains overlooking Albuquerque, New Mexico for the chance to see three species of Rosy-Finch. Well, we finally had our chance! Listen in to see how we did.
Main Story Begins at: 8:37
Show notes
Buy me a Coffee
Spring Chirp
Sandia Crest history of feeding station
Hotel Zazz
Great Backyard Bird Count
Bosque Brewery
Tractor Brewery
Flyi...
The Hawaiian Honeycreepers are facing extinction, and there are some great researchers and conservationists working hard to do something about that. We talked with a few of these folks to hear what they are doing to conserve these species and then went out to see what honeycreepers we could find.
Main Story Begins at: 3:52
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Buy me a Coffee
Flock To Marion AGAIN
Spring Chirp
Jen Kindell Art
Kau...
Kauai has a lot to offer: exciting birds, scenic views, good surf, and more! The island's north side has some excellent birding spots where we saw a few lifers.
Thanks to Jen Kindell for sponsoring this month's Bird Nerd Giveaway!
Main Story Begins at: 9:07
Show notes
Buy me a Coffee
Flock To Marion AGAIN
Spring Chirp
Jen Kindell Art
Albatross Network Video
Kilauea Lighthouse
Han...
Hannah and Erik met up with renowned albatross conservationist and advocate, Hob Osterlund, to learn all about Laysan Albatross and their status in Kauai.
Main Story Begins at: 9:22
Show notes
Buy me a Coffee
Flock To Marion AGAIN
International Conference for Women Birders
Spring Chirp
Shorebirds being uplisted
Albatross network video
Birds/Animals mentioned
Laysan Albatross
Intro Bird Call: Lay...
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